Legislative Bills

AB 470 – Niello

Insurance information

Support

AB 483 - Buchanan

Internet web sites

Support

AB 615 – Niello

Workers’ compensation

Oppose

AB 1083 – Perez

Hospital safety assessment

AB 1117 – Fuentes

Compensation fund

Support

AB 1447 – Perez

Compensation fund audits

Support

SB 3 – Cedillo

Permanent disability benefits

Oppose

SB 145 – DeSaulnier

WC Discrimination

SB 156 – Wright

Fraud prevention

Support

SB 186 – DeSaulnier

Medical treatment

Support

SB 313 – DeSaulnier

Workers’ comp penalty

Support

SB 773 – Florez

Disability benefits

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AB 470 – Niello: Authorizes the disclosure of information from an accident report, supplemental report, or investigative report to an insured's lawyer if the insured is otherwise entitled to obtain the report, as specified.

AB 483 – Buchanan: Provides that a licensed rating organization shall, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Insurance Commissioner after notice and hearing, establish and maintain an Internet Web site for the purposes of assisting any person to determine whether an employer is insured for workers' compensation.

AB 615 – Niello: Requires the employer to provide a claim form and a notice of potential eligibility if the injury results in death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness, or if the injury involves a significant injury or illness, as diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional, that does not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness.

AB 1117 – Fuentes: Existing law establishes the State Compensation Insurance Fund to be administered by a board of directors for the purpose of transacting workers' compensation insurance and other public employment related insurances, as specified. This bill would delete the requirement that experience be substantial.

AB 1447 – Perez: Specifies that the State Compensation Insurance Fund is an agency over which the State Auditor has the authority to investigate reports of improper governmental activities, as specified.

SB 3 – Cedillo: Provides for a supplemental job displacement benefit in the form of a voucher for up to $6,000 to cover various reeducation and skill enhancement expenses, as specified, which would expire 2 years after the date the voucher is furnished to the employee or 5 years after the date of injury, whichever is later. It exempts employers who make an offer of reemployment or continued employment, as specified, from providing vouchers.

SB 156 – Wright: Authorizes the Department of Insurance to convene meetings with insurers to discuss emerging trends and schemes involving insurance fraud and would provide that any person sharing information pursuant to that authorization would be protected from civil liability, as specified.

SB 186 – DeSaulnier: Existing law, until December 31, 2009, provides an employee with the right to be treated by his or her personal physician from the date of injury if specified requirements are met, including a requirement that the physician agrees to be pre-designated. This bill would delete the December 31, 2009, repeal date for those provisions pertaining to an employee's pre-designation of a personal physician.

SB 313 – DeSaulnier: Requires that, if the employer is currently insured, or becomes insured during the period during which the above penalty is being determined, the amount an employer would have paid in workers' compensation premiums shall be calculated by prorating the current premium for the number of weeks the employer was uninsured within the three-year period immediately prior to the date the above penalty assessment is issued.

SB 773 – Florez: Establishes, in the California Constitution and in State Code, a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation, that generally requires employers to provide workers' compensation for employees who are injured in the course and scope of their employment.